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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-20
THE Bu1roN INDUSTRY.


A Trade Whose Prosperity Depends on the
Capriees of Fashion
The manufacture of buttons seems 70
have made great progress during the
reigns that followed that of William,
Ill, for buttons came to be used to an
extravagant extent. 1t was the fashion
for gentlemen at the end of the last
century to wear exceedingly long tail
coats having very large buttons. tight
buckskin breeches buttoned at the knee.
and tied with punches of ribbons, and
when CATERS were worn they buttoned
all the way down. This fashion, occa-
siOnally modified, continued until about
fifty years ago. and may be called the
golden age of button making. All
duties on buttons were done away by
Sir Robert Peel.
A curious button was made about a
century ago and worn by tie English
dandies of the period. 1t consisted of
polished brass, and was ruled with
lines SO fine as to be almost micro
scopic. The roughness of the surface
thus obtained broke the reflection of
the light falling on it and gave it pris-
matte colors- The beauty of mother
are believed to be produced by three
plates overlapping each other unevenly.
and thus they disperse the light as
they reflect it. The brass buttons APP
peared iridescent from the same cause,
and as they cost one guinea each they
were highly fashionable at the time.
1t might be interesting to trace the
gradual change from the long blue or
snuff brown coat with the gilt buttons,
and breeches be-buttoned at the pockets
and knees, with leggins buttoned all
down, to the present almost buttonless
style of garments.
Covered buttons were introduced by
M. Sander. He lost his fortune in
Denmark when Lord Nelson bombarded
Copenhagen, and came over to Eng
land to try and earn little money, not
dreaming that he would more than re-
coup himself for what he had lost. He
introduced first covered button con-
sisting of cloth or lasting, with an iron
shank. His son improved this into
what is called the flexible shank button,
which, when made of silk, however,
soon wore out.
Another advance was the corded
edge button. Next it became the fash
ion to have buttons to match the color
of the clothes. Ivory was too eXpen-
sive and difficult to dye. Recourse
was had to the corozo nut, which is
soft, easily cut and takes any hue re-
CURED.
The changes and caprices of fashion,
xxrhi oh of Tfn
with buttons very large, and at another
time extremely small, affect, of course,
the button trade and the persons en-
gagged therein. 1t seems preposterous
that the well-being or misery of a large
portion of our laborious population
should depend upon apparently so
trivial matter, yet it is SOLOMON
HnAsearife
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-20
MEN OF LETTERS.
A Subject that Calls Loudly for JudiciOus
Legislation.

A Subject that Calls Loudly for JudiciOus
Legislation.
A Wisconsin court has decided that
a husband can open his wife's letters.
Now, if there was only some way of
getting a law passed compelling hus-
band to mail his wife's letters some
time the same year that she gave them
to him, the women wouldn't care a
snap about this other decision. And
then. perhaps, in the interest of uni
versal peace, it should be made peni-
Tertiary offense for wife to give her
husband any letters to mail. Or, if
she does, she should never again refer
to them in any way. How is a man to
feel happy, how is he to have any feel
ING of peace or content in his heart all
day, when in the morning his wife
stands before him, holding one hand
hidden behind her back, and says.
sweetly: '.Did you mail that letter l
gave you yesterday" How does he
know whether that letter is still in his
inside coat pocket, whether he may
not, in moment of temporary insan-
ity or transient alteration, have mailed
it? How can he be positive that he
did, even if it isn't in his pocket, while
she stands in that misleading attitude?
How does he know what to say? Hour
does hep 1 say, there's heaps of law
needed on this subject before it can be
satisfactorily adjusted.-Bmrdette. IN
RrOOELU1l E10Le.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-20
DRESSES WITH WRAPS.

Neat Costumes for the Late Autumn and
Early Winter Seasons.
French modistes complete dresses
for the street by adding small mantle
of the materials of the dress, giving
variety to the wardrobe where street
suits usually consist of n tailor gown
and Jacket. These suits are cOmbina-
tons of two materials, such as cloth
with plush, or else faille franchise with
velvet. The heavy plush or velvet
forms the lower skirt, and may be
either plain, plaid or striped; it is hung
quite full and plain on the foundation
skirt, and later in the season may be
bordered with fur. The cloth forms
long drapery, showing the plush or
velvet only at the foot or up one side,
and sometimes falls in cascade folds
down the back, being faced with velvet,
and showing the lower skirt its whole
length in thick plaits or full shirring,
or else the French gathers that show
the edges of plaits crowded together.
The basque of the cloth has Directoire
revers of plush, with plated vest and
plush collar and cuffs. The short wrap
is of the cloth, with adjusted back like
basque, and sling sleeves that cover
the sides and almost meet in front over
a waistcoat of plush, which is inserted
in the arm-holes, and fits the figure
like a jacket, giving the warmth
that sling-sleeve wraps as formerly
made failed to give. The fronts of the
cloth are bordered with a plated pas
sementerie, and band of the passe-
nenterie passes around below the col
lar and drops in V behind with tas-
selled ends. This suit Is very hand
some in Gobelin-blue cloth and plush.
or in brown cloth with many tiny
tucks done by hand in the cloth in
stead of machine stitching. The passe-
menterie is of brown cord plated with
dull gold cord. Braided cloth mantles
in small visite shapes are made with
dresses that are entirely of cloth and
richly braided. Blue and green cloths
are braided with black, but those OF
the tobacco browns are usually trimmed
with braid of the same shades, or else
with a mixture of tinsel. The fronts
of these wraps are straight and long.
the back short and adjusted to the fig
ure like IA jacket, and the sides have
small square sleeves; the braiding may
be in many straight, waved, or curled
rows of fine soutache sewed on the
cloth. or else it may be of very elabor-
ate design, fashioned like passemen-
terfe, and adjusted to the garment
afterward; this trimming may simulate
a vest, or else cover the entire sides OF
the garment and its square sleeves Ii
a border is added, it is of fur, or OF the
fluffy silk or curled braid ruches that
initiate fur.-Hdrper's Bazaar.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-20
THE WINDOW-GAZER.
A Queer Profession Originated by a Youn
PhiiadeiDhian.

A Queer Profession Originated by a Young
Philadelphia.
Two young men who spend the day
and large part of the evening on
Chestnut street are paid to do so. They
are both well-known figures and gen
erally~they travel together. They are
professional window gazers. The
young men, in common with every
body else, know that to attract a crowd
to window all one has to do is to
stand and gaze into that window. In
short time ten Or dozen people will
be gazing with him. They were down
to hard pan on their uppers. so to
speak. One of them went to the pro-
prietor of mems furnishing house on
Chestnut street and told him that for
so much week he would guarantee to
attract more attention to his window
than all the displays that could be laid
out. The proprietor was struck with
the idea and gave it trial. AS a con-
sequence there was a crowd at his WIN
dow nearly all the time. The young
man would walk up to the window with
his friend and stand gazing there until
crowd of a dozen or fifteen were
standing with them. To keep the
crowd moving he would walk away,
and that started the break in the
crowd. The performance was repeated
every ten or fifteen minutes. The
young man went to other stores along
the street, unfolded his plan and
pointed out the success of it In a
short time he had the whole street from
Ninth to Broad on his beat, and he had
to take his friend into partnership, and
he makes plenty of money.
If other window-gazers do not get
onso The idea and get into the business,
these two originators will shortly estab-
lish branches of the .sGazers'' in other
cities--PhiladelphiG Neus.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-20
Five Costly Dinners.

The fees demanded by eminent New
York lawyers are seldom small. A
prominent lawyer relates that in a
smatter of litigation he recently called
an the services of distinguished Wall
street attorney, whose career in public
life has given him great prominence.
The affair terminated in a settlement
outside of the court. pending which
some dinners were given, at which the
principals and their attorneys came
stogether. When the banker asked for
his bill from the attorney the figures
were fifteen thousand dollars. 1t struck
the man of money that this was trifle
high, and he asked for an itemized
account The itemized bill read as
follows:
TO attendance five dinners at Delmon-
ico's, 5000 each ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000
Total. ........................s SIS, 900
The banker is not likely to invite
lawyers to dinner hereafter.-M Y.
Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-20

The seashore is vexatious to bar
bers- The moist air makes it difficult
for them to keep their razors working
''slick as grease" The canvas strap,
over which the razor is ordinarily
passed as preliminary, they can not
use at all, for it becomes hardened.
The strap of Russian leather, which
puts on the finishing touches, holds
and exudes so much moisture as seri-
ousiy to interfere with giving a fine
edge to the razor. But there is nothing
at the seashore to prevent the barber
and his victim from sweating.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-20

81 don't see why Snyderly always
looks so happy and smiling" why
shouldn't hep ssWell, his half-brother
got every cent of the fortune left by
his father Eyes, and the half
brother is now an umpire, and that's
why Snyderly smiles "--Ne6rGskG StGss
journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-20

Party in the chair-'Huilo. there
You've got my coat" Seedy party
..Ahi what's de matter wild you? Aim
1 leaving you my new macintosh in
stead? II yer amt satisfied I'll leave
my hat. too. "-Zsees SV5issA
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-20

-Saratoga Bartender Twill you
have a little Apollinaris water Win
YOURS. STRIP Customer-"Yes told
my (hic) wife that WAS coming up here
TO drink the waters. and propose to
fhic9 - my word. ~ J. Sara
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-20

that a post-mortem examination is
often made in murder cases. What
does post-mortem examination
1neanP' asked a young wife of her
better half "a post-mortem examine
fion, my dear. is intended to allow the
victim to state. verbally. his own testi-
smony against his assailant. and is
taken down in writing" Thanks,
darling, and you won't look down on
me. win you, because 1 haven't your
educationPn He said he Wouldn't
!. Exchange.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-20

Lemon Marmalade.-Takel lemons.
nee, and extract the seed Boil thu
lemons until soft, add the juice and
pulp with pound of sugar to pound
of lemon. Boil to thicken.--FGrEes
and Manufacturer.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-29
The Seven CAticura Boys

These seven Cuticura Boys owe their
beauty or sKin, luXuriance OF hair,purity
of blood and freedom from hereditary
taints or humors TO the celebrated CuTI-
CURA REMEDIES.
Thousands of children are born into
the world every day with some eczema
tous affection, such as milk crust, seal
head, scurf or dandruil, sure TO develop
into an agoniZing eczema, the itching,
burning, and designation of which
make life prolonged torture unless
properly treated.
\ warm bah with cUIicUGA SOAR. an
cXui,i;c skin Beau;ificr and single
application Of CUTiCURA, the Great Skin
Cure. with little tUTiCURA KESoLv-
ENT. the new Blood Purifier, is often snt-
iiciei:t To- arrest the progress of the dis
ease. and point 60 n speedy and porma-
nent cure.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-29

DlMPLES, blacd-heads. chapped and
L oily skin prevented by CuTrcUEA
INDICATED soar. aIr.2D-Iw.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-29
q Notice.

1t must be evident TO every one that
prices on manufactured goods are ad-
vancing-pOintS TO this effect have been
gained in this direction on every hand,
as every one is aware, who looks after
these matters.
While prices are down, we shall?be
pleased to hear from our friends and
customers, and suggest that now is the
time 10 nut in your orders for our NEW
o,,1 TNpROVED
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-29

DABY', Skin and Scal) preserved
- and beautilied by CuTICURA MEDI-
G ATED SOAP.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-29
The Mystery Explained.

thu -1lotVNl LApIdIutUs
Omaha Man-Seems to me you folks badly
need civilizing.
California Man-Ehl Howso.
81 saw In the paper the other day that
stranger in Oakland visited every bookstore
n hopes Of buying Bible, and could not find
me in the place.
"Oh, that's on account Of the climate
"Climate!'
YES, folks are so healthy there they never
!hink Of Bibles. Omaha World.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-29
Chinese Criminals in California.

About one-tenth of the criminals il the two
state prisons in California are Chinese. But
these convicted felonS bear no just proportion
10 the crimes convicted by MongolianS; for
i must always be borne in mind that the
Chinese On the Pacific coast represent only
the lowest and most reckless class. Nine
tenths Of them are coolies or virtual slaves,
calf starved from birth and driven by stress
Of hunger to crime. These, swarming into
Canton and Hong Kong, came over to this
country when the gold rush began, and later,
when the Pacific railroads demanded an army
of laboTers, the coolies were gathered up by
he thousand and shipped across the ocean
They were natural adventures, and it is not
strange that in the newer land they robbed
and murdered as they had done at home
George II. Fitch in The Cosmopolitan.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-29

Our oldest child, now six years OF age,
when an Infant six months old, Was at
tackled with virulent, malignant Skin
disease. Al ordinary remedies failing,
we called our family physician, who at
tempted to cure IL; but IL spread with
almost incredible rapidity, until the
lower portion ofthe little fellows person,
from the middle of his back down to his
knees, was one solid rash, ugly, painful,
bioichcd and malicious. We had no
rest nj night, no peace by day. Finally,
we were advised To try the CUTfcuRA
REMEDIES. The effect was simply mar
vicious. In three or four weeks u com
pete cure was wrought, leaving the lit
lie fellows person as white and healthy
"a. though he had never been attacked.
in NV opinion, your valuable remedies
saved his lille, and to-day he is strong,
healthy child, perfectly well, no repeti-
ton of The disease having ever occurred.
GEO. B. SMITH,
Attorney at Law, and Ex-Pros. Attor-
ney, Ashland, Ohio.
REFEREsCE.-J. G.. Weist, Druggist,
Ashland, Ohio.
One year ago the CUTTCURA and SOAP
cured little girl in our house OF the
worst sore head we ever saw, and the
REsoLvENT and CUTICURA are now cur
ing q young gentleman OF sore leg,
while the physicians are trying 10 have
it amputated. IL will save his leg.
:. Il. SMITH d BRO, CovingtoD, KY.
CuTICURA REMEDIES are absolutely
pure, and the only infalliblc skin beau
filters and blood purifiers.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-29

Your most valuable CUr0iRA RENE
DIES have done my 50 much good that
that feel like saving this for the bene-
fit of those who are troubled with skin
disease. My little girl was troubled with
Eczema, and tried several doctors and
medicines, but did not do her any good
until used the CUTIcUgA REMEDIES,
which speedily cured her, for which
owe YOU many thanks and many nights
of rest. ANTON. 'oSSM'Ek,
Ilirburg, ind.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-29
nR ROOT BEER,

Package, % cents, makes GALLONS Of
delicious, sparkling, temperance beyer-
age. STRENGTHENS AND PURIFiEs THE
BLOOD. It's purity and delicacy COM
mend it TO all. Sold b. al druggists
and storekeepers.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-29

Sold everywhere. Price, CUTIcURA,
Soc; SOAP, DC; BEsoLvENT, 81. Pre-
pared by the POTTER DRUG AND CHEM
ICAL Co, Boston, Mass.
Send for How to Cure Skin Dis
cases." "a pages, 80 illustrations, and 100
testimonials.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-29
WAN

To buy wild lands in West Virginia.
Give full description and price.
Address, LOCK BON 7O6,
Pittshurg, Pa,
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-29
s'SunfSh PIOW. .

light draft, nicely balanced, and all
parts interchangeable.
Do not wait until you are almOstready
t. Plough for nearly everybody else
does that, and d appointments are in
evitable and higher prices probable.
Yours truly
WEIRIC K(S WELLER,
iaul4s-6m
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-29

CuTIcURA REMEDIES are absolutely
pure, and the only infalliblc skin beau
filters and blood purifiers.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-27
PIN FEATHERS.

The 'Mikado' was recently sung in ia
pan for the first time The authorities re
quired that the word ''Mikado" be ex
plunged from the opera But the ridicu
lous buTlesque remained rs before and a.
the nobility of Japan are now enjoying til.
pleasure Of laughing at their ruler as por
trayed on the stage
Ii Is estimated that about one third Of ths
fires In this country sre due to incendiarisu
and another third 10 careiessness. II both
these sources Of waste could be stopped the
country would be some s7o0, 0oo, 600 g
year richer.
California fruit Is now shipped from Sac.
ramento TO New York q. the rate Of $50
per carload and runs through In little
over six days.
Immense orders for fans are sent by rail
road companies and other large advertisers
10 Japan. The fans come blank 90 one
side and are printed here. One vessel AZ
irving At San Francisco brought ioo. go
fans.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-27
PROHIBITION IN ATLANTA.

The election at which prohibition was
put on trial in this city is entitled to plaot
among great events. No election of a 10
cal nature was ever before held In city OF
sixty Thousand people in which more was
involved. The changes proposed by i
were so radical as to be almost revolution.
airy. Over a hundred business houses were
to be closed Nearly five hundred men
were to be forced to give up a chosen en-
plOyment. The city treasury was to be
left with forty thousand dollars less reve
nue.. Trade amounting annually to mil
lions was to be turned away from the city.
Many large business houses were to be left
unrented. OF course, a movement propos,
ing measures so radical met with the most
spirited and determined opposition. Many
of our best citizens regarded it with out
spoken disfavor.
1t was claimed that prohibition in 80
large city was impracticable, that it
would not prohibit, that the trade would be
injured, that taxes would be increased, that
the stores in which the liquor business was
carried on would not be rented for other
purposes, that the same amount of whisky
would be drank with the law as without it,
that the city would only miss the revenue,
and that it would be death blow TO At
lanta's progress.
1t has now been eighteen months since
the election, and twelve moths since the
law went into effect. We are prepared
thus from observation to note results.
Prohibition in this city does prohibit
The law is observed as well as the law
against carrying concealed weapons,
gambling, theft, and other offenses of like
character. If there had been as many PEG
pie in favor of carrying concealed weapons,
theft, gambling, ETC., as there were In favor
of the retail Of ardent spirits, twelve months
ago, law against these things would
not have been carried out as well as 1t was
against the liquor trade In consideration
of the small majority with which prohibi
ton was carried, and the large number of
people who were opposed to seeing II pro
hibit, the law has been marvelously well
observed
Prohibition hiss not injured the city
financially. According to the assessors
books. property Ia the city has increased
over $1,000. 900. Taxes have not been In.
creased. Two streets in this city, Decatur
and Peters, were known as liquor streets.
II was hardly considered proper for lady
TO walk these streets without an escort
Now they sre just as orderly as any in the
city. Property on them hiss advanced from
Toto 25 per cent. The loss of 90. 600
revenue, consequent on closing the saloons.
has tended In no degree TO impede the
city's progress in any direction. Large
appropriations have been made to the
water works. the public schools, the
Piedmont fair, and other improve
ments. The business men have
raised $4,000 TO build the At
lanta and Hawkinxville rzilroad. The
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-27
PHILANTHROPY.

The Wichita EAGLE is engaged In a phil
anthropic effort to secure the laboring man
who happens to become top heavy. immu
nifty from arrest In some cities policemen
prey upon inoffensive laboring men and
hustle them off to jail whenever the slight
ct symptoms Of intoxication are noticeable.
No fault has ever been found with the 20
hcemen of Kingman on this score. No ar
rests are made here until 1t Is absolutely
necessary to preserve the peace. No one
except police officers can possibly be bene-
fitted by such asrests, and our officers are
discreet enough TO exercise wise distinction
between boisterous drunk" and an ordi.
nary ''full' man. Besides our police Judge
would tolerate no prosecutions for money s
AH.-Kingman News.